Iceland vs Malta: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Iceland
0.9973 index
in 2025
Malta
0.9981 index
in 2025
Iceland rank
150th
Malta rank
148th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.9981 index against 0.9973 index in Iceland, a difference of 0.0008 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 150th and Malta ranks 148th of 165 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9973 index | 0.9979 index | 0.0006 index | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.9978 index | 0.998 index | 0.0002 index | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.9976 index | 0.998 index | 0.0004 index | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.9969 index | 0.9977 index | 0.0008 index | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9972 index | 0.9979 index | 0.0007 index | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.9981 index against 0.9973 index in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.0008 index, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 150th and Malta ranks 148th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.